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title: "Retrospect 16 for Mac System Requirements"
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updated: 2023-11-09T03:58:36Z
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canonical: "docs.retrospect.com/retrospect-16-for-mac-system-requirements"
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# Retrospect 16 for Mac System Requirements

System Requirements

## System Requirements for Retrospect 16 for Mac

#### Supported Operating Systems

- Apple macOS Catalina / Catalina Server 10.15
- Apple macOS Mojave / Mojave Server 10.14
- Apple macOS High Sierra / High Sierra Server 10.13
- Apple macOS Sierra / Sierra Server 10.12
- Apple OS X El Capitan / El Capitan Server 10.11.6
- Apple OS X Yosemite / Yosemite Server 10.10.5
- Apple OS X Mavericks / Mavericks Server 10.9.5
- Apple OS X Mountain Lion / Mountain Lion Server 10.8.5
- Apple OS X Lion / Lion Server 10.7.5 - Supported through Retrospect 16.1 - [Support Announcement for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7](https://www.retrospect.com/en/support/kb/support_for_10_6_and_10_7).
- Apple OS X Snow Leopard / Snow Leopard Server 10.6.8 - Supported through Retrospect 16.1 - [Support Announcement for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7](https://www.retrospect.com/en/support/kb/support_for_10_6_and_10_7).

#### Supported Hardware

- Intel processor with one or more multicore processors

#### System Recommendations

- Latest Software Update for OS X
- 1 GB RAM for each concurrent activity; 4 GB RAM minimum
- 10-15 GB of temp hard disk space for each concurrent activity (backup, restore, etc.)
- Adequate storage for backups
- Meet Apple’s guidelines on RAM requirements for the OS version

## System Requirements for Retrospect 16 Client for Mac

#### Supported Operating Systems

- Apple macOS Catalina / Catalina Server 10.15
- Apple macOS Mojave / Mojave Server 10.14
- Apple macOS High Sierra / High Sierra Server 10.13
- Apple macOS Sierra / Sierra Server 10.12
- Apple OS X El Capitan / El Capitan Server 10.11.6
- Apple OS X Yosemite / Yosemite Server 10.10.5
- Apple OS X Mavericks / Mavericks Server 10.9.5
- Apple OS X Mountain Lion / Mountain Lion Server 10.8.5
- Apple OS X Lion / Lion Server 10.7.5 - Supported through Retrospect 16.1 - [Support Announcement for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7](https://www.retrospect.com/en/support/kb/support_for_10_6_and_10_7).
- Apple OS X Snow Leopard / Snow Leopard Server 10.6.8 - Supported through Retrospect 16.1 - [Support Announcement for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7](https://www.retrospect.com/en/support/kb/support_for_10_6_and_10_7).

#### Supported Hardware

- Intel processor with one or more multicore processors

#### System Recommendations

- Latest Software Update for OS X
- Meet Apple’s guidelines on RAM requirements for the OS version

#### Protecting Servers

Backing up server OS clients requires Retrospect Multi Server or other Server edition with available Server Client Licenses.

#### EOL Notice for 10.3, 10.4, 10.5

See [Support End-of-Life Announcement for Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5](https://www.retrospect.com/en/support/kb/end_of_life_macos_10_5_and_earlier).

## System Requirements for Retrospect 16 Client for Windows

#### Supported Operating Systems

- Microsoft Windows 10 up to the latest update: November 2019 Update (version 1909)
- Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019
- Microsoft Windows Server Core 2008 R2, 2012, 2016, 2019
- Microsoft Windows Server Essentials 2012, 2016
- Microsoft Windows SBS 2003, 2008, 2011
- Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003, 2008

#### Supported Hardware

- Intel processor (32-bit and 64-bit) with one or more multicore processors

#### System Recommendations

- Latest Service Pack for Windows
- Meet Microsoft’s guidelines on RAM requirements for the OS version

#### Protecting Servers

Backing up server OS clients requires Retrospect Multi Server or other Server edition with available Server Client Licenses.

## System Requirements for Retrospect 16 Client for Linux

#### Supported Operating Systems

The following Linux distributions are supported on x86 and x64:

- CentOS 6.4, 6.5, 7, 7 Update 3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 7 Update 3
- Debian 7.6, 8, 9
- Ubuntu Server 14.04, 15, 16, and 17
- SUSE 11 Enterprise Server 11 SP2 and SP3, 11.4, and 12.2

#### Protecting Servers

Backing up server OS clients requires Retrospect Multi Server or other Server edition with available Server Client Licenses.

**Note**: In a future update, Linux clients running on server-level Linux distributions will be treated as server clients.

Last Update: October 26, 2019